The Corralitas Red Car Property was a private right-of-way through Silver Lake (Los Angeles) for the Pacific Electric interurban streetcar. The “Big Red Cars” ran until 1955 when the Glendale Line was decommissioned for freeway construction. For almost 40 years, a series of developers tried and failed to develop the Corralitas Red Car Property. It's not a park, it just looks like one.

Photo: Diane Edwardson, June 20, 2016. The morning after the fast moving fire, the Blue Elderberry was still green except around the lower branches. Since the 2 to 3 foot tall dry grass burned all around the tree, I was surprised to see any green left on the tree. There were even berries still on the tree.

Photo: Diane Edwardson, June 14, 2016. This tree conserves its water so well in drought conditions, they appeared to be dying off throughout the neighborhood last summer. Then we got 3" of rain in one day in July September 2015. These hardy natives recover from major wildland fires, so we should see them return to the south end of the Red Car Property too.

Disclaimer: The Corralitas Red Car Property Blog prefers to quote reliable sources, such as CalFloraand California Poison Control
on the issue of toxicity. We often get email suggesting some plants
are edible. If you are eating your way through the Red Car Property, we
DO NOT recommend you eat any plant you find in the Red Car Property neighborhood without first doing your own research.

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Community Residents’ Association for Parks is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization formed in 1997 by our Silver Lake neighborhood. We are dedicated to acquisition and preservation of the Corralitas Red Car Property as a park in partnership with the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy.
Contact: redcarproperty@gmail.com

Community Residents’ Association for Parks is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization formed in 1997 by our Silver Lake neighborhood. We are dedicated to acquisition and preservation of the Corralitas Red Car Property as a park in partnership with the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy.